Looks like they still get back data (of what I dont know since they passed
the known planets). Voyager will have power untill 2020 or somewhere around
there.
----- Original Message -----
From: "chris" <cb(a)mythtech.net>
To: <vance(a)neurotica.com>
Cc: "Classic Computers" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 1:08 AM
Subject: Re: Oldest computer still in current use
Although I would rule out the Voyager computer for two
reasons. 1: You
can't say for sure that it is still running (is it still sending back
data?) and 2: Its only still running because no one shut it off.
Both Voyager spacecraft are still transmitting.
Is NASA still getting data? I assume it will continue to transmit until a
failure of some kind occurs, regardless of if we can hear it. But I
didn't think NASA was still getting data from V_YGER :-)
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>